Getting out of the building is the best way to survive. If you are not on the first floor, you have to make a quick decision whether you think the jump will kill you...

John Bruner, of In Crisis Consulting LLC, has 20 years of experience working as a police officer and now as a trainer for civilians and companies on what to do if a gunman walks into your workplace and starts shooting. He offers these tips....

First and foremast...

Shut all the doors to your room....

Lock all the doors between you and the shooter...

Turn off all lights... And IMPORTANTLY: Turn our cell phones off into their silent mode.

Use furniture and anything else that can barricade yourself and the doors from the shooter...

If you can... Call 9-1-1, and try to give them as much information about the shooter as you can. (Such as your location, description of shooter, sounds heard, people wounded/hurt, number of people who work there, anything & everything that can help police & first responders help you fast.)

Hide under a desk, closet, anywhere so that you are out of site and grab a weapon if you can...

Help First Responders help you...

Keys make a good weapon...

Scissors are good weapon...

Staplers make a good weapon...

Even throwing your laptop at the shooter is a way to defend yourself...

Even a pencil/pen can help you if the shooter gets close to you and you fear for your life...

We don't want to train people to fight, that is the last resort, try to exit and run, try to hide. But, if you're within arm's grasp and you think that there's a good likelihood that you're going to die, then jump on this person and try to distract him....

As a group if they all know, we're not going to be able to exit, and we're not going to be able to hide, and if everybody swarms on that person, that person's distracted with so many people coming onto them and you're going to be able to hopefully detain this person. | EXTRA: Click here to watch the video & get important links

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